Spanish Virginia
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Spanish Virginia was the short-lived Spanish colonial province in what is now the southeastern United States, established in the 16th century as part of Spain’s early North American empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial province
ⓘ
former colony ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Spanish exploration of the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| borderedBy | indigenous territories of the southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPurpose |
control of strategic coastal and inland regions in the Southeast
ⓘ
expansion of Spanish influence in North America ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| duration | short-lived colony ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial province under Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | southeastern seaboard of North America ⓘ |
| involvedIn | competition among European powers for control of North America ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
southeastern region of present-day United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish North America NERFINISHED ⓘ early Spanish attempts to colonize the Atlantic seaboard of North America ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | province of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived Spanish colonial province in the southeastern area of what is now the United States ⓘ |
| status | defunct political entity ⓘ |
| successor | later English colonial claims in the region ⓘ |
| typeOfColony | overseas possession of Spain ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.